Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,568.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.2%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,345
Capacity
1,298 (104%)
Free school meals
36.5%
English additional lang.
39.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£53,679
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,177 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £9.3m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 69.4% | +£981k | £2.4m | 26.1% | £7,041 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £7.0m | 74.2% | +£349k | £2.8m | 29.5% | £6,914 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.4m | £8.1m | 79.0% | -£77k | £2.7m | 26.2% | £7,568 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£646k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.8%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.5%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 43.0 | 61.9% | 39.4% | 50.9% | — | 226 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 82.6 | 16.2 | £44,413 | 20.6% | 2.4% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 79.4 | 16.6 | £43,635 | 21.4% | 2.5% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 78.4 | 17.3 | £44,700 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 85.4 | 15.9 | £48,802 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 87.0 | 15.5 | £53,679 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,093 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.0% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1,078 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,065 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,087 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,084 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 13.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1,178 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 21.1% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 1,145 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 20.2% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1,189 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 17.2% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1,189 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 21.2% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 1,177 |
12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2018 | — | Good |